Wahiawa is a medium-sized coastal town (i.e. on the ocean, a bay, or inlet) located in the state of Hawaii. With a population of 18,658 people and 11 constituent neighborhoods, Wahiawa is the 12th largest community in Hawaii.
Housing costs in Wahiawa are among some of the highest in the nation, although real estate prices here don't compare to real estate prices in the most expensive communities in Hawaii.
Also of interest is that Wahiawa has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.
One of the nice things about Wahiawa is that it is nautical, which means that parts of it are somewhat historic and touch the ocean or tidal bodies of water, such as inlets and bays. Because of this, visitors and locals will often go to these areas to take in the scenery or to enjoy waterfront activities.
In Wahiawa, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.74 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average. One bright side is that local public transit is widely used, so it may be an option to avoid the headache of driving in the heavy traffic by leaving the car at home and taking transit.
Despite being a small town, Wahiawa has a lot of people using the bus to get to and from work every day. Most of these people on the bus are using it to get to good jobs in other cities.
The population of Wahiawa overall has a level of education that is slightly above the US average for all US cities and towns of 21.84%. Of adults 25 and older in Wahiawa, 23.92% have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Wahiawa in 2018 was $33,556, which is middle income relative to Hawaii, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $134,224 for a family of four. However, Wahiawa contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Wahiawa is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Wahiawa home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Wahiawa residents report their race to be Asian, followed by Native Hawaiian. Wahiawa also has a sizeable Hispanic population (people of Hispanic origin can be of any race). People of Hispanic or Latino origin account for 13.72% of the town’s residents. Important ancestries of people in Wahiawa include German, Portuguese, English, Italian, and Irish.
Foreign born people are also an important part of Wahiawa's cultural character, accounting for 17.43% of the town’s population.
The most common language spoken in Wahiawa is English. Other important languages spoken here include Pacific Island languages and Tagalog.